Chapter 4 Jealousy and Greed
Chapter 4 Jealousy and Greed Chapter 4 Jealousy and Greed With Odysseus asleep and Ithaca within sight, the men began talking quietly to themselves. "Look at Odysseus there - so proud that he was unwilling to let his trusted companions steer the ship." "We've fought together for ten years, and he can't even trust us to steer his ship." "You know, Odysseus is a great soldier, but he did not share with us fairly the gifts won from Troy." "That's true. With every victory, he always took the lio
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Chapter 4 Jealousy and Greed
Chapter 4 Jealousy and Greed
With Odysseus asleep and Ithaca within sight, the men began talking quietly to themselves."Look at Odysseus there - so proud that he was unwilling to let his trusted companions steer the ship."
"We've fought together for ten years, and he can't even trust us to steer his ship."
"You know, Odysseus is a great soldier, but he did not share with us fairly the gifts won from Troy."
"That's true. With every victory, he always took the lion's share and left us with the rest."
"Yes, and what about this gift from Aeolus?Odysseus told us nothing of Aeolus's treasure as we left his island."
"Look at that bag, tied with a golden cord."
"Yes, why wouldn't Odysseus tell us about this bag?"
"Because he doesn't want to share with us the gifts of Aeolus."
"Exactly! The bag is surely filled with gold and jewels. Just look at that golden cord."
"And look how carefully Odysseus protected it from us."
